ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 88,258 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in India is 88,258 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
India ranks 1st of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 37,315 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 47,450 1000 No | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 56,557 1000 No | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 62,579 1000 No | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 69,159 1000 No | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 88,148 1000 No | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 88,258 1000 No | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 88,258 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,008 1000 No, 87.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,383 1000 No | 37,315 1000 No | 47,450 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 72,940 1000 No | 56,557 1000 No | 88,258 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,433 1000 No
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 9,671 1000 No compare
- 2 Bangladesh 16,975 1000 No compare
- 2 Viet Nam 5,416 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 12,098 1000 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 1,788 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 744.24 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 9,575 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in India was 88,258 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 88,258 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,315 1000 No in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- India ranks 1st out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.